Eden

Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. (APOCYNACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
East Indian Rosebay, Pinwheel Flower, Ceylon Jasmine, Susun Kelapa

Description

Evergreen shrub or small tree to 5 m tall with open and spreading crown. Leaves opposite. Flowers in terminal clusters of up to 25, white with yellow throat, often fragrant, 2-3.5 cm long. Fruits in paired follicle, obliquely ellipsoid with pointed tips,

Ecology

Lowland evergreen to deciduous forests.

Distribution

Native in northern India, Myanmar and Thailand.

Uses

Often cultivated.